Direct health and residential care costs of people living with dementia in Australian residential aged care.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This analysis estimates the whole-of-system direct costs for people living with dementia in residential care by using a broad health and social care provision perspective and compares it to people without dementia living in residential care.

Methods

Data were collected from 541 individuals living permanently in 17 care facilities across Australia. The annual cost of health and residential care was determined by using individual resource use data and reported by the dementia status of the individuals.

Results

The average annual whole-of-system cost for people living with dementia in residential care was approximately AU$88 000 (US$ 67 100) per person in 2016. The cost of residential care constituted 93% of the total costs. The direct health care costs were c

SUBMITTER: Gnanamanickam ES 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6032872 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature